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Circular Action Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2022

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Social Impact

Circular Action Alliance is an organization working to create a circular economy for paper and packaging. It coordinates producer-funded recycling programs, submits program plans under extended producer responsibility laws (for example SB 54 in California), and invests in recycling access and responsible end markets. The organization provides resources for producers (registration, producer resource center, fee-setting consultation, steering committee) and is active in multiple U. S. states including California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Maine, Maryland and Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Lead, guide, and support Senior Analysts performing technical review of reimbursement applications, proposed projects, and supporting documentation. • Lead hands-on technical review of complex proposed reimbursement projects to assess feasibility, practicality, implementation readiness, risk profile, and alignment with stated objectives. • Lead review of funding requests for alignment with applicable EPR laws, regulations, program plan requirements, covered-cost criteria, and CAA reimbursement policies. • Assess whether proposed projects advance CAA’s strategic priorities, including regulatory compliance, improved recycling outcomes, operational effectiveness, equitable service delivery, system modernization, and measurable program value. • Review complex reimbursement applications and supporting materials to determine whether the proposed project is sufficiently defined for technical assessment and reimbursement consideration. • Assess reimbursement applications to determine whether requested funding is technically justified, adequately documented, and connected to eligible program outcomes. • Work collaboratively across internal teams—including Legal, Data & Analytics, Materials, Finance, Planning, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs, and state teams—to obtain inputs needed for technical, regulatory, operational, and financial review.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, environmental science, environmental studies, public administration, economics, data analytics, project management, or a related field. • MBA, CPA or Masters in engineering, environmental science, environmental studies, public administration, economics, data analytics, project management, or a related field highly preferred. • 13+ years of relevant professional experience in technical project review, infrastructure or operations assessment, recycling or solid waste programs, regulated funding programs, reimbursement review, project analysis, analyst oversight, process development, or similar fields. • Experience evaluating complex project scopes, costs, feasibility, regulatory alignment, implementation plans, technical documentation, and analyst work products preferred. • Experience with EPR programs, recycling systems, municipal operations, public-sector funding programs, regulated programs, or application-based reimbursement processes preferred.